| Application Support |
| 3 months to
29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 69 | 75 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +6 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 11 | 2 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.015 % | 0.002 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.941 % | 0.180 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £225 | - |
| Average daily rate | £238 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £250 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £305 | £311 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.92 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £25.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.25 | £21.21 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.87 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1169 | 1110 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.558 % | 1.107 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 291 | 188 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £322 | £335 |
| Average daily rate | £344 | £359 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £365 | £382 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £356 | £355 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.30 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 63 | 92 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.34 | £27.49 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.49 | £28.77 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.87 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.64 | £30.05 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.79 | £25.66 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.31 % |
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We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Applications Support across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.
